BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED FOR STOCKWATER ONLY

This message is recorded at 12:50pm Monday 22nd September 2025. The intake was re-opened at 12.00 noon today. Stock water should be flowing throughout the majority… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 7:45pm Sunday 21st September 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 11:20am Friday 19th September 2025. The intake was re-opened at 9.00am today once river work was completed. Stock water should be… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 6:45am Thursday 18th September 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 12:15pm Monday 8th September 2025. The intake was re-opened at 12.00 noon today once river work was completed. Stock water should… Read More

June 18, 2023
Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has been empowered to make decisions on which cows to focus on by using genomic data.

Genomic data empowers decision-making

Over the past two years, Fernside farmer Julie Bradshaw has refined her dairy herd size through the use of genomics while maintaining the same level of… Read More
June 13, 2023
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart with his maize for grain crop which he is trialling for the first time this season.

Farm viability improved through precision agriculture

Reduced input costs and nitrogen fertiliser use, along with improved environmental outcomes are key benefits realised by Roscoe Taggart over the last two years on his… Read More
June 5, 2023
A group of students from Swannanoa School assisted with a planting day at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm.

Successful Swannanoa planting day

Over 200 native plants grown from seedlings at Brian and Rosemary Whyte’s Swannanoa farm have been planted along a 500m2 section of the Burgess Stream that… Read More
April 17, 2023
Gary and Penny Robinson of Robinson Subsurface Drip Irrigation at Linwood Park in Christchurch where their underground irrigation system is being installed.

Subsurface drip irrigation trial gains momentum

Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson have advanced their Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) trial with positive feedback from farmers following field days at trial blocks… Read More